Minor update to a Craig Mathews pattern. Tied here as a Flav (the indicator helps me spot this fly in low/flat light conditions when these bugs come out); change color/size to suit your needs.


hook - Dai Riki 135 #14
thread - Danville 6/0 olive
shuck - Congo Hair brown
abdomen - goose biot olive
thorax - dubbing olive
wing - Congo Hair black
indicator - biot hot pink
hackle - partridge olive


Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in CH; wrap halfway down the bend






tie in (moistened) biot notch-side down (for ribbed effect); wrap forward just past the point, tie off/trim






dub thread/dub thorax






tie in a hank of CH in front of thorax, pull fibers back on either side and tie down